•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

ALLAINZ TRAVEL INSURANCE
Allainz offers travel insurance. Insure your trip to take the worry off of missing flights, dealing with dangerous weather, and illness. They give you various insurance choices that fits your needs.

Bruegger’s is giving away three free bagels to customers on Feb. 2 in honor of its 34th anniversary. Click here for the coupon: http://www.brueggers.com

AT&T NEW INTERNATIONAL DATA PLAN
AT&T, instead of charging you based on megabytes of data and minutes of calls for its international data plan, is offering a flat daily fee of $10. It’s called the “International Day Pass”. It’s automatically activated when you travel abroad unless you cancel it. Verizon is offering the same type of plan.

Prior to the change, you would have to load your account with buckets of 200, 400, or 800MB of data for up to $120. Now, that $120 that used to only get you 800MB of data can instead give you 12 consecutive days of worry-free international roaming, drawing from the monthly data you pay for already.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS (BW3)
Buy One Small Boneless Wings Get One Free on Sunday, Jan. 29. Valid For Dine-In and Take Out. No Cash Value and Not Valid With Any Other Discount, Offer, Coupon, Or Substitutions. Taxes And Gratuity Extra. Valid At Participating Locations Only, While Supplies Last.

For property taxes they charge according to the assessed value of your house. You can dispute the amount they assess with the county auditor if you feel it is more than the value you believe it should be. I did one year as they wanted to assess me more than what I had recently bought the house for and they ended up adjusting it. Getting comparable values from recent house sales in your neighborhood is also ammunition you can use.

Under state law and Department of Taxation rules, real property in all counties is reappraised every six years and property values are updated in the third year following each sexennial reappraisal.

The link below shows when each of Ohio’s 88 counties are scheduled to undergo their next sexennial reappraisal or triennial update. The schedule is a continuous six year cycle — so, for example, counties that undergo a sexennial reappraisal during 2014 will also undergo a full reappraisal in 2020.

FREE COLLEGE DAY
Free College Day at Lakeland East in Madison! It’s on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 201 Water Tower Dr., Madison, OH. Doors open at 8 a.m. Sessions begin at 9 a.m. Select up to three classes*, each 45-minutes in length, beginning on the hour. Seating is limited. Choose from topics ranging from college and career prep to health and wellness to technology. Register for door prizes. Stay after class for a free lunch at noon!
AGENDA:
8 a..m – Sign-in and refreshments
9 a.m. – Session 1
10 a.m. – Session 2
11 a.m. – Session 3
Noon – Free Lunch
*Class sessions prepared for Free College Day are 45-minutes in length and are not eligible for academic credit.
Sign up here: http://lkn.lakelandcc.edu/apps/integration/launch/display.cfm?ID=2119&type=e

TOP TEN THINGS THE BROWNS CAN DO TO LEAD THEM TO A SUPERBOWL

10) For the coin toss have them flip for a win or loss instead of side.

9) If the opposing team scores a touchdown during a game, tell them it is opposite day.

8) Bribe the refs more than the other team is paying.

7) Deflate the football when the other team gets the football.

6) Get the best player in the league and have him publicly complain about not having enough good players surrounding him.

5) When they draft, pick the player that everyone agrees they wouldn’t pick.

4) Entice free agents by telling them they get fresh, new, crisp loofah shower sponges after every game and not matted down moldy used ones.

3) Spend a day at Chuck e Cheese team building and improving eye-hand coordination on their many games.

2) Recruit St Ignatius football players and soon-to-be Haslam’s fellow prison inmates to play for the Browns.

Concert: Third Eye Blind for $25 – Save $16.70
Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Tour – Up to 51% Off
Katt Williams — Up to 23% Off Standup Comedy
40% Off Sports Bar Fare at Louie’s Bar & Grille
Up to 50% Off American Food at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Yesterday Once More: Tribute To The Carpenters – Up to 68% Off
Monster Jam Triple Threat – Up to 31% Off Monster Truck Show
Cleveland Indians – Up to 42% Off Game
40% Off Casual American Food at Michael’s AM

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to consistently save 70% and more grocery and toiletry shopping. Find out how to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and on much more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm . Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. All classes are free unless otherwise noted. I hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I’ve done classes all across Ohio and for many businesses including the Cleveland Clinic, Bendix, Lake Hospitals, Hyland Software, and others. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK
All Books $18! Plus, Use Code: NOSNOW to get 15% Off 2 or More Books! (Valid 1/23/17-1/30/17)

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKThe 2017 Our Town Coupon Book is now on sale for $20 with FREE shipping! Save $8!

The 2017 Our Town coupon book has around 1,000 coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment and more! The Best coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting 1,000 Groupons, but all for only $20! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $30 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2017! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.

* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for Keener’s Family Cleaners, IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons), Gale’s Garden Centers, QuickChange, and Granny Anne’s Same Day Cleaners! Get a $25 gift card at Discount Drug Mart or $15 gift card at Marc’s with the transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 (includes FREE shipping)! You could learn to save thousands and thousands for just the cost of a large pizza!

Revlon Creme Eye Shadow – $1.90 wyb 2 and after buy one get one coupon found at http://tinyurl.com/Coupons2017 and 10% CVS Beauty Club Reward and $3 off $9 Revlon Cosmetic purchase in-store kiosk coupon

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

An eOffer won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eOffer will supersede a paper coupon. Click here for dozens of eOffers (electronic coupons that link to you card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double): http://www.gianteagle.com/#

Plenti Points is a savings program that allows you to earn points from Plenti partners in-store and online. Partners include Macy’s, Hulu, AT&T, Mobil, Nationwide, Direct Energy, and Exxon. Visit http://www.plenti.com/partners to learn more about how Plenti works with each partner. It’s mot much different than Walgreen’s Balance Rewards program. Read more about the program at https://shop.riteaid.com/info/plenti
•You will still earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.
•Now you can also earn Plenti points on things you buy every day at Plenti partners, including Rite Aid, valid for at least two years instead of two weeks
•200 Plenti points gets you at least $2 in savings at checkout at Rite Aid and certain other Plenti partners

Join Rite Aid’s Wellness program to get these rewards:
Earn one point for every dollar you spend on non-prescriptions.
Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase.

BENEFITS
Members-only sale pricing.
Load, manage and redeem coupons with Load2Card.
Register Rewards on qualifying purchases.
24/7 exclusive access to a pharmacist at 1-800-RITE-AID or http://www.riteaid.com/wellness.
Upromise® Participation.
10% off Rite Aid Brand every day for a year and a 10% off shopping pass with Bronze status.
10% off the entire store for a year with Silver status.
Free health and wellness reward at 500 points with Silver status.
20% off the entire store for a year with Gold status.
Click here for more information: https://www.riteaid.com/wellness

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 coupons at Coupons.com. Print them twice per laptop/PC. They will double at stores as per their rules – Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less. Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
Get ecoupons on Saving Star! Just enter in your loyalty card accounts then click on the coupons you want and you’ll get the savings once the item is purchased. Accumulate the savings and then send it to your PayPal account or other account. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! Get a Freebie item when you have redeemed an eligible number of purchases per month. Get an item for free once you activate the item online and purchase it at a linked loyalty card store. Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens are just some of the stores that are part of the program.

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show with Steve and Linda. Also listen simulcast on 101.5 FM! The AM signal will soon be increased too. Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.

NOTHING BUT SAVINGS
Since the launch of NothingButSavings.com in 1997, they have built relationships with manufacturers, publishers, and distributors – purchasing the latest releases and overstock products at deep discounts. They are then able to pass the savings on to their retail shoppers.

TRACFONE
Get a cell phone or smart phone at super-low prices with Tracfone!
Low Cost to Get, Low Cost to Keep.
No Contracts, No Bills, No Credit Checks.
Call Nationally, Internationally or Roam at Local Rates.
Keep Your Existing Number.
60 Day Smartphone-only plan – get talk, text, and data for only $25!
Get 250 Bonus Minutes with Promo code: 11647 when you purhcase a 1 year card.

•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKThe 2017 Our Town Coupon Book is now on sale for $20 with FREE shipping! Save $8!

The 2017 Our Town coupon book has around 1,000 coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment and more! The Best coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting 1,000 Groupons, but all for only $20! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $30 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2017! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.

* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for Keener’s Family Cleaners, IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons), Gale’s Garden Centers, QuickChange, and Granny Anne’s Same Day Cleaners! Get a $25 gift card at Discount Drug Mart or $15 gift card at Marc’s with the transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).

BAKERS SQUARE
$2 off Any Whole Pie. Excludes Cheesecake and Carrot Cake. Only valid when ordered in-restaurant. No coupon required for discount – just ask the cashier. Valid only at participating locations. Pie varieties may vary by location. Discount valid on multiple pie purchases. Not valid with other offers, promotions or discounts. Tax and gratuity not included. Valid Friday, January 20 through Monday, January 23, 2017.

BREMEC BONDS
Bremecs Garden Centers offers a “bond” or gift certificate for $35 that is good for $50. Pay $35 through February 28 and redeem for $50 in the Garden Center May 1-August 1. Some restrictions apply. Stop In and save 25% on your other store purchases that day (Heights & Concord).

Deals January 18-24:
Heights & Concord Locations ONLY
25% OFF Your store purchase when you buy your Bond in store
50% OFF Bird Feeders & Bird Houses
25% OFF Your purchase of a plant, a pot and potting soil (must buy all three for 25% OFF)

Beware of scams that will drain your finances. If someone approaches you about a get-rich deal, it is probably a scam. If they pressure you to make a decision fast, then it is even more likely a scam. Always check out references, licenses, the BBB, the Internet, etc. to see if the person or organization is legitimate. Some people fall victim to scams because they have fallen into hard times or are greedy. Do your homework first, otherwise you will find yourself with less money instead of more and without any recourse.

Fraudsters tend to target those entering retirement age because they tend to have money and tend to be more trusting. High pressure tactics can cause some people to fall prey to the schemes. If you have a relative or friend you suspect is being swindled, help them using the helpful information below.

If you have the phone number of the person that called you, check http://www.800notes.com to find the number in their directory of unknown callers. It’s a site where suspicious companies and people are reported on the site. Many swindlers won’t give out a phone number or web-site because they know it can be traced to reveal their fraudulent activities. If you get an e-mail from someone trying to solicit business and they don’t have a phone number shown in the e-mail, they are most likely a scam.

Avoid sites that ask for unnecessary private information such as your credit card or social security number.

If you get spam text on your phone, forward it to 7726 (spells SPAM) to alert your carrier. Also alert the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or 1-877-382-4357.

File internet scams or complaints at the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov.

Be aware of the signs of someone that is trying to take advantage of your finances. They will try to isolate you from others to keep their plan from being exposed. They will try to make themselves indispensable by doing favors and helping with your everyday needs, seemingly out of the blue. Your own fears of abandonment will keep you beholden to their whims. They will try to get your finances from wills to accounts set up to benefit them. If you start to fear going against their wishes, they are now free to take advantage of you. Their own financial issues will cause them to make you their target. They won’t sign anything that will make them pay back any loans. They don’t want you to spend any of your own money for things you want or like to do like travel since that will diminish that amount they can take from you. If someone else voices concern that you are being taken advantage of, listen to them and check with trusted others to reinforce whether they also think someone’s motives with your finances are questionable. Look for other warning signs at http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud.

As many of the scam artists prey on the elderly there are many good organizations that help seniors avoid falling for a scam. The National Center for Elder Abuse is helpful and can be found at http://www.ncea.aoa.gov. Another resource for financial protection for older Americans can be found on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s site at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/older-americans/.

Note that the BBB was under scrutiny themselves for giving higher grades to companies that paid for BBB membership. Only those companies that paid for membership could get an A+. BBB said that their members have to go through arbitration or mediation of consumer problems and meet bureau standards. However, an expose found that some companies didn’t go through the standards process. Check out the BBB ratings formula at http://www.bbb.org/business-reviews/ratings/overview.html.

Contact your state’s Attorney General or Consumer Protection Office at http://www.consumeraction.gov if you run into issues that go against consumer laws or standards such as prices ringing up differently that what is priced on the shelf. You have two years to file a complaint under the Consumer Sales Practice Act in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Commerce consumer protection number is 1-866-278-0003.

GENERIC FLIGHTS
American Airlines introduced a new Basic Economy Fare, their lowest cost tickets. There is a catch. It’s bare bones. Here are the rules:
•1 item that fits under seat (no access to overhead bins)
•Seats assigned at check-in
•Fees to choose a specific seat
•Not eligible for upgrades
•No flight changes or refunds
•Board in last group

You’ll still get free snacks, soft drinks and entertainment. By entertainment, that is a screen to watch TV and a fine magazine next to the barf bag in the pouch in front of you. Also, a stewardess that says and does funny things when they are making the safety announcements. Those are all still free. You’ll also earn American Airlines AAdvantage® award miles, and elite qualifying credits (EQMs/EQSs) at a reduced rate.

Basic Economy goes on sale in late February on select routes.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
We’re in the process of looking for kittens after out two cats went to cat heaven last year. We miss them and are eager to bring in a new set of cats to our home. Most cat adoption agencies don’t have kittens right now as most of them procreate during the spring. If they do have kittens, they get adopted quickly.

So I check their web-sites to see which cats they have available. Pretty cool that you can see the cats that can be adopted and how old they are on some of the sites. They already all have names too, not that you can’t rename them.

One cat I found on one of the sites I have a feeling may not get adopted anytime soon. It’s name is Screamer. For multiple reasons I don’t think I need to explain, I think they should come up with a new name for the cat. Cuddles might be better. Maybe even Violent Purrer might work better. But not Screamer.

I’ve seen other ones with “normal” names like Stephen and Robert. Standard human names that make for hilarious cat names. As such I told my wife I want to name the next cats we get Carol and Laurra (Laura with two r’s). I didn’t get an affirmative answer on that.

GENERIC
Have you noticed that the word generic isn’t used anymore? Rather, store brand is the name stores now use to identify a generic item. I’m sure it’s because generic makes the product quality seem cheaper than the name store brand. Just the same, I prefer to be called Megatron rather than Joe for the same reason.

HOME & GARDEN SHOW TICKETS
Two Single-Day Tickets to the Great Big Home + Garden Show
$15 total – Save $15!
I-X Center • Cleveland, OH

Green Day – Revolution Radio Tour + New Album for $20 – Save $21.75!
40% Off Donuts and Coffee at Peace, Love and Little Donuts of Massillon
Staples – Up to 49% Off Shredding Services
50% Off Fruit Arrangements from FruitBouquets.com
Up to 60% Off Pizza Dinner for Two or Four at Chuggers Bar & Grill
Sears Auto Centers — Up to 37% Off Oil Changes
50% Off Valentine’s Day Flowers & Gifts from 1-800-Flowers.com
94% Off 30 Kickboxing and Fitness Classes by FIGHT2FITNESS
Up to 50% Off Haircut and Highlights at Shades Salon Studio
65% Off Custom Airbrush Tanning Session by Bronzedberry By Teresa
Up to 53% Off Hyperbaric Treatments
Up to 42% Off at Skye Bistro in Mentor
Up to 55% Off at Circle of Life Yoga
Uber – 75% Off
Snapfish – Up to 67% Off Custom Photo Book
Up to 88% Off Custom Cookbooks from Family Cookbook Project

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to consistently save 70% and more grocery and toiletry shopping. Find out how to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and on much more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm . Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. All classes are free unless otherwise noted. I hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I’ve done classes all across Ohio and for many businesses including the Cleveland Clinic, Bendix, Lake Hospitals, Hyland Software, and others. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me.

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 (includes FREE shipping)! You could learn to save thousands and thousands for just the cost of a large pizza!

CVS
Scan you CVS loyalty card before you shop at the CVS coupon kiosk inside stores near the entrance to get coupons.

Sale through Saturday.
wyb = when you buy
Limits of 2 or more on some deals.
Colgate Optic White, Sensitive or Enamel Health toothpaste select – .49 after $2 Extra Bucks Reward and two .50 coupons and in-store kiosk coupon

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

An eOffer won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eOffer will supersede a paper coupon. Click here for dozens of eOffers (electronic coupons that link to you card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double): http://www.gianteagle.com/#

Plenti Points is a savings program that allows you to earn points from Plenti partners in-store and online. Partners include Macy’s, Hulu, AT&T, Mobil, Nationwide, Direct Energy, and Exxon. Visit http://www.plenti.com/partners to learn more about how Plenti works with each partner. It’s mot much different than Walgreen’s Balance Rewards program. Read more about the program at https://shop.riteaid.com/info/plenti
•You will still earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.
•Now you can also earn Plenti points on things you buy every day at Plenti partners, including Rite Aid, valid for at least two years instead of two weeks
•200 Plenti points gets you at least $2 in savings at checkout at Rite Aid and certain other Plenti partners

Join Rite Aid’s Wellness program to get these rewards:
Earn one point for every dollar you spend on non-prescriptions.
Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase.

BENEFITS
Members-only sale pricing.
Load, manage and redeem coupons with Load2Card.
Register Rewards on qualifying purchases.
24/7 exclusive access to a pharmacist at 1-800-RITE-AID or http://www.riteaid.com/wellness.
Upromise® Participation.
10% off Rite Aid Brand every day for a year and a 10% off shopping pass with Bronze status.
10% off the entire store for a year with Silver status.
Free health and wellness reward at 500 points with Silver status.
20% off the entire store for a year with Gold status.
Click here for more information: https://www.riteaid.com/wellness

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 coupons at Coupons.com. Print them twice per laptop/PC. They will double at stores as per their rules – Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less. Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
Get ecoupons on Saving Star! Just enter in your loyalty card accounts then click on the coupons you want and you’ll get the savings once the item is purchased. Accumulate the savings and then send it to your PayPal account or other account. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! Get a Freebie item when you have redeemed an eligible number of purchases per month. Get an item for free once you activate the item online and purchase it at a linked loyalty card store. Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens are just some of the stores that are part of the program.

Visit Best Deal Magazines now for our spectacular savings. Don’t delay – sale will end at midnight on Sunday.
USE Coupon Code: SAVE17
Sale Ends January 22, 2017

Weekly Deals for Annual subscriptions:
Get in SHAPE for 2017! Get 1 year of Shape for just $4.99 with coupon SHAPE2017 – A retail value is $59.88. Just 49 cents per issue with this great deal! Expires 1-29-2017.

DEAL OF THE DAY OFFERS
Weight Watchers Magazine Just $3.89 for 1 Year, January 23rd Only – A Retail Value of $29.94 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

Eating Well Magazine Just $8.99 for 1 Year, January 24th Only – A Retail Value of $29.94 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

Consumer Reports Magazine Just $23.50 for 1 Year, January 25th Only – A Retail Value of $83.87! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

Digital Photo Magazine Just $3.49 for 1 Year, January 26th Only – A Retail Value of $34.93 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

Country Woman Magazine Just $9.29 for 1 Year, January 27th Only – A Retail Value of $23.94 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

Hello! USA Magazine Just $3.49 for 1 Year, January 28th Only – A Retail Value of $22.96 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

The Atlantic Magazine Just $3.99 for 1 Year, January 29th Only – A Retail Value of $69.90 – Order Now! Use Coupon Code 15CJ0129 and Save an Additional 15%!

CLOSING
Press Wine Bar – it will convert to a new casual restaurant that will open in April and be named Hi & Dry
Barnum & Bailey Circus shutting down in May

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show with Steve and Linda. Also listen simulcast on 101.5 FM! The AM signal will soon be increased too. Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.

•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

THAT’S THE TICKET
The color of your car may reveal whether you will get more tickets. From what it looks like the drivers of lighter looking cars get ticketed more often. I would have thought yellow would be up there since it is so easy to spot, but not so. They were second lowest at .034%. Time to buy some yellow and maroon spray paint and give my car a new look!

The percentage of tickets given by color of vehicle registered in Ohio in 2015:
Gold-.062%
White-.060%
Silver-.059%
Red-.059%
Gray-.055%
Black-.053%
Blue-.052%
Green-.047%
Brown-.040%
Yellow-.034%
Maroon-.029%
Data is from the State Highway Patrol and Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

FREE WIFI
JetBlue now has free Wi-Fi on its flights within the 48 contiguous states. The Wi-Fi service, called Fly-Fi, offers a free high-speed connection for video streaming, web surfing, online shopping and basic gaming. For faster Wi-Fi, passengers can pay $9/hour for a service upgrade.

STORE GRADES
It’s time for my annual grades for area stores. So which stores have the best saving programs this past year? Which ones improved and which ones did worse? The grades are weighted most on which have the best deals, but also takes into consideration service, staffing, and other factors that help your pocketbook. In essence, the stores I go to the most are the ones rated the highest.

This past year most stores stayed the same or moved up or down a grade very little. Stores are just not offering as many deals as they used to in the past. Ever since the Extreme Couponing show went on the air the stores have tightened up on their deals and rules.

You may be surprised that I have listed Giant Eagle with the highest grade. It’s a store where I can save around 70% and more on a consistent basis, mostly due to double coupons. Many folks think their everyday prices are high. Maybe back some years ago they were, but not so much anymore. With Giant Eagle’s other numerous savings programs that other stores don’t have or aren’t as good as, it bubbles them up to the top. And just because a store is known to have low prices in the past doesn’t mean they are still low. Marc’s and Wal-Mart’s prices aren’t as good as they used to be. Also, those stores don’t have sales per se. Just supposed everyday low prices. They also don’t have any loyalty program deals and double coupons like Giant Eagle does. Huge difference.

Some folks are very loyal to their stores, but if you could get better deals at another store would they go there? We’re creatures of habit and probably shop at the same stores that we’ve shopped at for years and years. I always like to check out stores to see if they’ve gotten better (or worse). I don’t want to miss out on deals! Also, a box of Cheerios is the same at every store, so some items are all the same. Outside of the boxed or packaged items, the selection of meats, produce, and deli can make the difference to some consumers. Those consumers most likely put more of an emphasis on quality than cost though. All fine and dandy, but when people have limited income they have to find stores with the best deals.

Back ten years ago the rewards/rebate programs were much different. There were many more rebate programs with lots of great rebates. Back then you were able to get more razors, shampoo, and hair color for free too. I could use hair color now that my hair is getting grayer!

Many stores churn through employees as the economy has gotten better. Most all stores have a “now hiring” sign. Sometimes it affects the quality of worker some of the stores have. The stores that train and treat their employees the best tend to have better service, especially Costco.

So if you haven’t been to some of these stores that graded well, give them another chance. You may be surprised that they are cheaper or have better savings programs than the stores you go to now.

Without further adieu here are the grades from best to worst:

GIANT EAGLE: B+

Pros:
Double Coupons up to 99 cents all day, every day.
10 cent Fuelperks with every $50 purchase.
20 cent Fuelperks at times with gift card purchases.
Sometimes offer more than 20 cent Fuelperks (did 29 cents on Leap Day in 2016).
Fuelperk deals when purchasing certain items.
4 cent Fuelperk bonus per $50 spent using Giant Eagle credit card.
Register coupons, some for dollars off your next shopping trip.
They offer tons of eOffers (electronic coupons – can’t be doubled).
Weekly eAdvantege offer each week – usually a freebie item, sometimes multiple items.
Lower prices.
BOGO deals, including meat
Decent amount of blinkie coupon machines in store.
Beer and wine rebates in store.
Freebies or close to free items most every week with double coupons
$30 worth of Fuel savings with transferred prescription coupons.
Some free prescriptions.
Correct price guarantee – get first item free if item rings up with the wrong price
Free babysitting at Eagle’s Nest at select stores.
If you forget to use a coupon they will take it up to 10 days after the date on the receipt with a loyalty card.
Free cookie/fruit/snack freebie for kids
Lower produce prices
They Send $ off $ coupons and other coupons via mail to customers.

Cons:
Some prices on non-sale items still high. Lots of people still feel their overall prices are high.
Eliminated price-matching.
Not as many sale items.
Fewer super deals combining coupons and sale items.
Limited like coupons to 5.
Limited like internet coupons to 2.
Regular price on meat is high.
EOffers can’t be stacked with a manufacturer coupon anymore.

CVS: B

Pros:
Good amount of Extrabucks deals, especially during Black Friday.
Usually something can be had for savings of 70% off or more every week.
Clearance holiday deals go up to 90% off.
Extra coupons given at in-store coupon kiosk.
Prescription Extrabuck rewards.
$X off $X spent coupons given at times.
Earn 2% in Extrabucks rewards on most purchases (given after each quarter).
10% Beauty Club Saving reward.

Cons:
Not as many Extrabucks freebies as in years past.
Not as many $4 off $20 purchase kind of coupons as in years past.
No new extra coupons after initial coupons are printed on the in-store coupon kiosk
Extrabucks expire quickly.
They have stopped taking expired Extrabucks.
The regular price on most items are way over-priced.

ALDIS: B-

Pros:
Awesome produce sales
New organic foods
Super fast cashiers – do they give them free Red Bull?
Decent dairy deals
Great guarantee program
Stores are sized for easy in and out.
Clearance deals.
They take credit cards now!

Cons:
Stores look low end.
Have to pay for bags.
They don’t take coupons.
Limited variety.
Limited stock.
Have to pay for cart.
Mostly store brand.
Run out of produce quickly.

RITE AID: B –

Pros:
Plenti Points program offers numerous deals each week.
Plenti Points expire in 2 years and not 2 weeks.
I like that you can get more than one offer on most of the deals.
Enough deals to keep you coming back each week on a good variety of items.
Electronic coupons can be loaded to your card from their site.
Some gift card deals with their Plenti Points program.
Additional discounts with each reward level reached
Starting Point rewards program offers additional savings.

Cons:
Very few freebie deals with Plenti Points.
Very few freebies as compared to past reward programs.
The regular price on some items are way over-priced.
Old UP reward and rebate program offered more and better deals.
Restrictive coupon rules (one coupon on BOGO deals).

BUEHLERS: C+

Pros:
Double Coupons up to 99 cents all day, every day.
Good quality, similar to Heinens.
Rewards program offering points for purchases that can get redeemed for rewards.
Fuel rewards with Speedway where available.

Cons:
No super deals like you can get at Giant Eagle on a consistent basis.
No real weekly sales, just everyday prices.
Some hot deals in ad.
No Rewards program.
Meat quality questionable.
No double coupons.

DAVES SUPERMARKET: C

Pros:
Double Coupons up to 99 cents all day, every day.
Stores are sized for easy in and out.
Buy $100 in gift cards, get $10 Dave’s gift card.
Locally owned.

Cons:
Everyday prices can be high.
Minimal savings rewards programs.

DOLLAR STORES: C

Pros:
Most all now take coupons.
Clearance items can be very low priced.
They have $5 off $25 (or other amounts) coupons at times.
Some offer rewards savings.
Some discounted newspapers.
Can find a store everywhere.

Cons:
Items can be cheap, but also cheaply made.
Limited selection.

SEARS/KMART: C

Pros:
Shop Your Way Rewards program offers various savings. This year there were 100% back deals at Sears.
At times KMart offers super double coupons with up to $2 coupons doubling (but there is a limit of 5 double coupons with a $25 purchase).
They have a decent amount of $10 off $50 coupons or the like for certain category items (lawn, clothing, etc.) that can be loaded onto your card online or printed through the ShopYourWay rewards program.
Electronic coupons can be loaded online.
At times they have Friends and Family private sales for Shop Your Way Rewards members.
Ok clearance sales.

Cons:
You only get 5 doubles at KMart.
Not as many stores means you have to spend more on gas to get to their stores.
They don’t send an ad to my house anymore because…they closed most of the stores close to me.
Stock can be lacking.
Rewards have to be loaded all the time and many of them are for high amount purchases such as a $50 purchase or more.

HEINENS: C-

Pros:
Decent dollar sales
If you want to feel elite, this is the store.
New downtown store!
Locally owned.
High quality.
Valet grocery program.

Cons:
Everyday prices are high.
Limited deals.
No double coupons.
No gas rewards.
They are all about quality, but a box of Cheerios is the same at Marcs, Giant Eagle, Dollar Stores, etc. Aside from the bakery, prepared foods, and meats the rest of what they sell for the most part is just like any other store. But if you did a blind taste test on even those items, could you figure out which store they came from?
Valet grocery program doesn’t allow carts out of the store. Can slow down leaving store. However, valet service can be a plus.

OFFICEMAX/OFFICE DEPOT: C-

Pros:
Maxperks program offers deals through the year, especially school season.
Allow multiple limits on Maxperk deals.
Have $10 off $40 coupons or the like every so often.
Store personel are always asking if I need help.
Online additional discounts given such as $X of $X deals
MaxPerks members get 5% back in rewards on their purchases.
Some online coupons.

Cons:
Maxperks deals were mostly just for paper.
Very few Maxperks deals, especially from a couple years ago.
Mostly just paper items.
The Maxperks value gets adjusted if coupons or additional discounts are used.
No deals over Black Friday like there were in the past.

WAREHOUSE CLUBS: D+

Pros:
Decent Quality.
Lots of freebie food stations.
Costco treats their employees right.
Good deals on non-grocery items like tires and some on travel and other items.
Some offer store coupons (BJ’s does – Costco, Sam’s Club doesn’t).
Other programs such as travel deals offers additional savings.

Cons:
You have to pay to shop there.
You have to buy in humongous bulk sizes.
Many of which may get thrown out because it spoils before getting used.
Most don’t take coupons (BJ’s does).
No ads in newspapers.

WAL-MART: D+
In 2015, Walmart placed last among department and discount stores in the American Customer Satisfaction Index again, the eleventh year in a row they have taken last place or tied for last. So it’s no wonder customers are upset about shelves not being stocked and not enough cashiers at Wal-mart. On the plus side they did give large raises to everyone so I’d expect the score to improve.

Pros:
Coupon can earn overage (credit).
They price match online (limited).
New Savings Catcher app will find the best price of items.
Gave workers well-deserved raises.

Cons:
No real weekly sales, just everyday prices.
Everyday low prices not as good as it used to be.
Very high produce prices.
They don’t double coupons.
Their fuel reward program isn’t very good.
No other reward programs.
Shelves are usually not fully stocked.
Not enough employees at registers, etc.
Behemoth stores are way too big – if you forget something you have to take a commuter plane just to get to the other side of the store
Too much of what they sell is from China when it used to be mostly U.S. products.
They did away with ad price matching.
Rarely put ads in newspapers .

STAPLES: D

Pros:
School deals were ok.
Some good Staples Rewards (Easy Rebates) deals, mostly for paper…uh, like almost only for paper every week.
Easy to fill out the rebates online (Easy Rebates).
Online coupons.

Cons:
A lot less deals again this past year, especially over Black Friday weekend.
School deals were minimal.
I think they focused on wanting to merge with Office Depot/Max more than wanting to give customers great deals.

WALGREENS: D

Pros:
Their Register Rewards offers freebies or decent deals at times.
They have a Balance Points Rewards program that offers some savings.
Bonus Balance Points rewards with a specific amount purchased offered at times.

Cons:
Hardly any great deals.
Very few Register Rewards deals unless you need Trolli candy.
New Balance Rewards program stinks – savings usually minimal and you usually have to buy more than one item.
Can only use one manufacturer coupon per item (Register Reward is considered a manufacturer coupon).
Coupons are being beeped at the register due to vague coupon rules.
Registers constantly beep when scanning valid coupons.
No Register Reward or additional Balance Reward deals for Thanksgiving week/Black Friday deals.
They are becoming a store that gives no reason for couponers to shop there.
Their new scanners have a hard time reading any coupons including their own Register Rewards.
Register Rewards expire too quick.
The regular price on items are way over-priced.

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CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to consistently save 70% and more grocery and toiletry shopping. Find out how to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and on much more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm . Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. All classes are free unless otherwise noted. I hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I’ve done classes all across Ohio and for many businesses including the Cleveland Clinic, Bendix, Lake Hospitals, Hyland Software, and others. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me.

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Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

An eOffer won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eOffer will supersede a paper coupon. Click here for dozens of eOffers (electronic coupons that link to you card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double): http://www.gianteagle.com/#

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Get ecoupons on Saving Star! Just enter in your loyalty card accounts then click on the coupons you want and you’ll get the savings once the item is purchased. Accumulate the savings and then send it to your PayPal account or other account. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! Get a Freebie item when you have redeemed an eligible number of purchases per month. Get an item for free once you activate the item online and purchase it at a linked loyalty card store. Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens are just some of the stores that are part of the program.

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WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show with Steve and Linda. Also listen simulcast on 101.5 FM! The AM signal will soon be increased too. Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to consistently save 70% and more grocery and toiletry shopping. Find out how to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and on much more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm . Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. All classes are free unless otherwise noted. I hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I’ve done classes all across Ohio and for many businesses including the Cleveland Clinic, Bendix, Lake Hospitals, Hyland Software, and others. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me.

SOUTHWEST CHANGES
Southwest is no longer going to fly out of the Akron-Canton airport. They added/moved the flights to Cleveland Hopkins airport. Air Tran flew out of Akron-Canton before they were bought out by Southwest and that is why Southwest flew out of the airport until the recent changes. Southwest will no longer depart out of the Dayton airport either. It’s disappointing because the more competition, the better and nobody wants to see jobs lost.

IHOP
IHOP is offering all-you-can-eat pancakes for around $7. Dine-in only, but good all day at participating locations through 2/12.

STORE CLOSINGS
Just like every year, companies reassess each store on their profitability and end up closing underperforming stores. This year is no different, although some chains seem to be in a death spiral. Sears/K-mart being one of them. Sears announced they are closing 42 Sears stores and 108 KMart stores.

Why Sears bought KMart many years ago I don’t know. KMart stopped being appealing to shoppers and it was obvious to most everyone. They should have done something with the blue light special, but instead they got away from it. For those of you who don’t remember it, KMart would have this box that they would cart around with a blue light on top. Every so often they would turn the blue light on and it would flash so that everyone could see it in the store. It was used to advertise a temporarily low price on an item and they would announce it in the store. It would last for a little bit and then they would do the same thing at other times through the day for other items. It created excitement and also differentiated them from other stores. Maybe they were afraid people were getting injured by running to the blue light. That was half the entertainment. It was like a mini-Black Friday dash. Even if they were selling mauve drapes that didn’t fit any windows of your house you ended up buying them because it was on special and everyone else there was doing the same.

Lowe’s and Home Depot took business away from Sears. Sears also seemed to be stuck in a by-gone year image too. Sears sells clothes, but for most people they weren’t there to shop for their clothes and home goods. Sears was known for lifetime warranty Craftsman quality tools and appliances. But if you went into their hardware areas, they were usually poorly stocked. Not so at Home Depot and Lowe’s. Can’t sell what you don’t have! Their CEO “gave” Sears a $1 billion loan over the years so that might explain why they didn’t have enough product. They also sold their Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million. So they are having cash issues in order to stay afloat.

Part of the problem brick and mortar stores (physical stores) are having is that people are buying tons more online. Some people will even go to the store to check out the item they want and then buy it online. Eventually local stores will close if it continues unabated. That’s partly why I like to shop at local stores. It keeps them in business and it creates jobs locally. Plus no shipping fees. Granted, mostly buying things at 75% off and more doesn’t help them, but most people don’t have the patience to stalk deals.

Giant Eagle also in a surprise move closed some locations. They are closing grocery stores on Buckeye Road in Cleveland, Lorain Ave in Cleveland, East-Dublin Granville Road in Columbus, Neil Avenue location in Columbus, and Hilliard. The GetGo stations on East 116th in Cleveland and Hilliard-Rome Road in Hilliard are also closing. Also one in Altoon, PA and Frederick, MD. The closures will happen in February/March. The stores in Cleveland being closed are rare in that they are in Cleveland proper. Dave’s Supermarkets tend to have stores where Giant Eagle isn’t, so there is a good chance they will take over those stores.

Macy’s is closing 68 stores. Stores will close through March. Stores closing in Ohio include Eastland in Columbus, Sandusky, and the Mall at Tuttle Crossing store in Dublin.

For a list of other businesses closing and opening go to the bottom of my blog where I post them every week.

TEN FOR TEN
I was watching the Hoarders show the other day and one of the hoarders said when stores had a 10 for $10 sale she would have to buy all ten. I slapped my forehead in disbelief and for various other reasons. The lady fell for what psychologists have found to trigger a hoarding mechanism in people’s brains. Sadly, stores take advantage of it to increase sales. Stores know when they list the item in multiples, people will buy that amount thinking they have to in order to get the sale price. However, at most stores you don’t need to buy multiple items to get the sale price!

If you look at a sales ad you will see items priced 2 for $5 or in multiples, including 10 for $10. Why don’t they just price it for one item? As I mentioned the stores know that if they price it for multiple items people think they have to buy 2 or 10 or whatever it says the item is on sale for in the ad. Truth is that you only need to buy one and it will come up as the sale price. One caveat – some stores, like Walgreens and some others, are posting in their ads that you have to buy the number of items listed showing in the ad to get the price. They will list the price if you buy just one item too. The large majority of stores don’t force you to buy multiple items to get the sale price. If they do, they have to say as such in their ad, usually stating must buy X number of items to get the sale price.

Taking it a step further, do you need to buy both items to get the sale price on a Buy-one-get-one-free item? Nope, not always! For instance, at Giant Eagle and Heinen’s if the item is BOGO, each item is half off. It’s not one at full price and the other one zero. You don’t need to buy both as each item is half off. It varies by store. The way to check is to see if the price rings up half off. If it does, you are good to go. Just make sure after they press Total that it stays at half off. It always good to check receipts after a purchase anyway, so check that too.

It’s not the case with meat though. Partly because you rarely find two packages with the same price. So with meat items on BOGO you have to buy both.

When living alone not having to buy all the extra food to get the sale price helps cut back on waste and spoilage.

The Our Town coupon book also works on the same principle. For many of their restaurant coupons you don’t need to buy two meals to get the BOGO deal. Some of the coupons work so that one meal is half off. Great for when you are dining alone.

Getting back to hoarding. Most of the people on the show have had some type of emotional trauma that causes them to hoard. It could be losing a loved one or abuse. Hoarding makes them feel safe in various ways. Watching the show you’d think that the hoarder is bonkers because of the filth they live in. How can they not see it and want to do something about it? But once you build that safety net it webs your brain into thinking one way.

On the show the hoarder usually freaks out when they start cleaning out the house. They lash out at the people trying to help them. No, don’t throw out that roach-infested bag of expired minute rice from 1982! What seems obvious to us, needs some convincing to them. The show does its best to try and help the hoarders and their families.

But it’s hard to unwind hard beliefs and protections that some people think. For instance, try and change a routine. Something you’ve always done. Try a different restaurant. Even something as simple as ordering something different on a menu other than your usual favorite. You may find a new favorite, but most people don’t want to take that chance. Taking it a step further do it dressed up as a man if you are a woman or vice versa. And talk in a British accent. Plus eat your dessert first and then your meal. Eat with only your hands too and no fork. And yip like a Chihuahua after each bite. You get the picture.

TOP TEN PREDICTIONS FOR 2017
10) Popeye will regulate his diet better so that he doesn’t have to quickly eat a can of spinach to get energy and strength.
9) Aliens in a UFO from a distant planet will come to the U.S. to do the mannequin challenge.
8) The Loch Ness Monster will set up a baby registery at Target after finding out it is pregnant with twins.
7) The Cleveland Browns will win a participation award in 2017.
6) Sponge Bob Square Pants will get scurvy and develop kidney stones from eating too many crabby patties.
5) Instead of wearing dentures or partials, Lego’s will be found to make a great replacement for them.
4) Sears Toughskins jeans will be the hottest fashion item in 2017.
3) People will now get arrested for interrupting each other on talk and news shows.
2) I will cough.
1) A Nigerian barrister or prince will reach out to me to let me know that I am the beneficiary of $1.2 million inheritance and $1 million from a lottery that they told me I won, as long as I send them $100,000 to get the ball rolling.

Rick Springfield & Richard Marx concert for $35 – Save $30!
Up to 40% Off Comfort Food at The Flipside Grille
40% Off Carryout at Dave’s Dinners
Up to 64% Off a Safari-Park Visit or Membership at African Safari Wildlife Park
Up to 59% Off at Relaxationz Massage and Wellness
Guy Fieri Nonstick Cookware Set (10-Piece) for $49.99 – Save $150!
50% Off Season Pass at Swings-N-Things Family Fun Park
Up to 62% Off Services at Emerald Automotive & Tire
45% Off Pub Food and Brunch at Around the Corner
Up to 59% Off Spa Package at Spa Walden
Up to 33% Off Murder Mystery Dinner by Cleveland Murder Mystery
Up to 55% Off 18-Hole Round of Golf at Highland Golf Course
60% Off Drain Cleaning for Up to One Hour by Sal’s Heating and Cooling
38% Off Moving Services by Move 4 Less, LLC
Up to 41% Off Snow Tubing at Beach Mountain
Up to 86% Off Personalized Handled Serving Boards – Choose from six different designs, personalized with your name, for this wooden cutting board, ideal for birthdays, weddings, or yourself. Only $5! Save $24.99!
Up to 88% Off 40-Page Custom Photo Books by Photobook America

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKThe 2017 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $28 with FREE shipping!

BONUS DEAL! Buy four 2017 Our Town Coupon Books get one FREE! For a limted time.

The 2017 Our Town coupon book has around 1,000 coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment and more! The Best coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting 1,000 Groupons, but all for only $28! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $30 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2017! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.

* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for Keener’s Family Cleaners, IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons), Gale’s Garden Centers, QuickChange, and Granny Anne’s Same Day Cleaners! Get a $25 gift card at Discount Drug Mart or $15 gift card at Marc’s with the transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 (includes FREE shipping)! You could learn to save thousands and thousands for just the cost of a large pizza!

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

An eOffer won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eOffer will supersede a paper coupon. Click here for dozens of eOffers (electronic coupons that link to you card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double): http://www.gianteagle.com/#

Online Only! 4 Days of Deals & EXTRA. 10-15% off featured items. 1/13-1/16

$10 in points when you spend $20 or more on ANY Apparel, Accessories and Footwear for the family. Max $50 in points per member. Points valid 14 days. Excludes clearance. Home: $10 in points on $30 or $20 in points on $50 home purchases. 1/8-1/14

Plenti Points is a savings program that allows you to earn points from Plenti partners in-store and online. Partners include Macy’s, Hulu, AT&T, Mobil, Nationwide, Direct Energy, and Exxon. Visit http://www.plenti.com/partners to learn more about how Plenti works with each partner. It’s mot much different than Walgreen’s Balance Rewards program. Read more about the program at https://shop.riteaid.com/info/plenti
•You will still earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.
•Now you can also earn Plenti points on things you buy every day at Plenti partners, including Rite Aid, valid for at least two years instead of two weeks
•200 Plenti points gets you at least $2 in savings at checkout at Rite Aid and certain other Plenti partners

Join Rite Aid’s Wellness program to get these rewards:
Earn one point for every dollar you spend on non-prescriptions.
Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase.

BENEFITS
Members-only sale pricing.
Load, manage and redeem coupons with Load2Card.
Register Rewards on qualifying purchases.
24/7 exclusive access to a pharmacist at 1-800-RITE-AID or http://www.riteaid.com/wellness.
Upromise® Participation.
10% off Rite Aid Brand every day for a year and a 10% off shopping pass with Bronze status.
10% off the entire store for a year with Silver status.
Free health and wellness reward at 500 points with Silver status.
20% off the entire store for a year with Gold status.
Click here for more information: https://www.riteaid.com/wellness

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 coupons at Coupons.com. Print them twice per laptop/PC. They will double at stores as per their rules – Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less. Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
Get ecoupons on Saving Star! Just enter in your loyalty card accounts then click on the coupons you want and you’ll get the savings once the item is purchased. Accumulate the savings and then send it to your PayPal account or other account. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! Get a Freebie item when you have redeemed an eligible number of purchases per month. Get an item for free once you activate the item online and purchase it at a linked loyalty card store. Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens are just some of the stores that are part of the program.

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show with Steve and Linda. Also listen simulcast on 101.5 FM! The AM signal will soon be increased too. Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.

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COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 NEW coupons at Coupons.com. They reset so you can print them again at the beginning of the month. Print them twice per laptop/PC. They will double at stores as per their rules – Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less. Get them before they disappear!

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to consistently save 70% and more grocery and toiletry shopping. Find out how to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and on much more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm . Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. All classes are free unless otherwise noted. I hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I’ve done classes all across Ohio and for many businesses including the Cleveland Clinic, Bendix, Lake Hospitals, Hyland Software, and others. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me.

2017 COUPON INSERT SCHEDULE
Below is the list of coupon inserts in the newspapers or mailed to your home (Red Plum) each week. Some weeks there are no inserts and that happens usually around the holidays. Some weeks there are more than one insert from SmartSource or Red Plum (listed with a 2).

MARCS & CREDIT CARDS
Marc’s is testing taking credit cards like Visa and MasterCard! Aldi’s did recently too, so they know they need to also to keep business coming their way. The first stores to offer taking credit cards are in Madison, Boardman, Austintown, Niles, Solon, Loehmann’s Plaza, Waterloo, Kent, Cuyahoga Falls, Great Northern & Strongsville. These locations now accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and debit. The new registers also allow for use of mobile pay options as well as pin debit. Marc’s Brunswick & Medina now accept debit & debit has been added to their Westerville & Upper Arlington stores.

DRYER VENT
Have you ever checked your dryer vent to see if it is clogged with lint? I usually shake mine to loosen up anything to keep if from getting clogged. However, after having some clothes melt, yes melt, I jumped behind the dryer and pulled off the vent to see if it was clogged. Not only was it clogged I found a hotel key card in it! Not sure how that got through, but it did.

I used a brush to clean it out. In parts it was clogged up pretty good. That’s scary because it could have caused a fire. It was on my to-do list to check, but after the clothes melted that kinda moved it up the list.

If you notice your clothes taking longer to dry, that is a sign the vent may be clogged. And by vent I mean the round one that goes from the dryer to the outside of your home. Also check the lint trap (something you have to pull out on the dryer itself). Clean that after each use of the dryer.

Check the vent outside to see if that end is clogged too. I have a grate cage over it to keep critters from getting into the house. I clean it out pretty much every week too. I probably could knit a sweater out of all the lint that comes out of the vent. I just know there is a gremlin waiting to collect some to put into our belly buttons at night too.

COFFEE DISLOYALTY CARD
A handful of Cleveland area coffee shops are introducing a “Disloyalty Card”. In other words, become loyal to them and not Starbucks. If customers buy 5 drinks and get the sixth free.

10) Be 17% funnier (although some people may say I need to be 100% funnier).

9) Grow an extra arm so that I can get more things done.

8) Stop smoking (I never did smoke, so this will be an easy one).

7) Eat more vegetables. haha hahahahaahaahaaaa.

6) Tell people compliments more often. I’ll start. You smell good.

5) Stop being predictable by always going with paper when I play rock, paper, scissors.

4) When I try to break up fights between Popeye and Brutus always remember to announce my intentions so that I don’t get caught up in the scrum.

3) Stop cussing at the GPS person when they mess up directions as it does nothing. Instead, throw it out the window.

2) As I am getting too old to wear them, stop asking for paper crowns at Burger King.

1) Develop new magical powers like always picking the quickest line at the store.

LIVING SOCIAL BONUS CODE
Save an additional 17% off sitewide with code YAY2017. This offer is valid in the US and Canada only.

Redemption instruction for YAY2017:

1.Take 17% off your next purchase for almost any deal on LivingSocial when you use promo code “YAY2017”.
2.Add Deal by clicking “Buy Now” button on the Deal information page.
3.Click on “Redeem promo code” during purchase process.
4.Enter code “YAY2017” and hit apply.
5.The amount of the savings will be reflected on the final purchase confirmation page.
Terms and Conditions:
Maximum discount $20. Promo code must be used between December 31, 2016 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and January 1, 2017, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) Promo codes may only be used on new purchases and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Promotion requires a LivingSocial account, and is subject to terms and conditions found here. Entire amount must be used in one transaction; no partial redemptions; may not be combined with any other offer. Promo codes not valid for Groupon Goods or ticket/deal purchases required to be completed on a third party site. Promo codes may not be used on government provided services. LivingSocial reserves the right to cancel the promotion at any time. This offer is single-use and non-transferrable. If you return your purchase, you will be refunded the amount paid. Offer good while supplies last. Void where prohibited. Valid in the US and Canada only.

Up to 64% Off a Safari-Park Visit or Membership at African Safari Wildlife Park in Sandusky
Up to 84% Off Ferrari/Lamborghini Italian Supercar Experience
Up to 54% Off Foot Treatment at Seven Keys to Health
Up to 60% Off Massage at Soothe Massage and Wellness
Up to 58% Off Brazilian or Bikini Sugaring by Destiny Derma Spa & Salon
Up to 55% Off at Circle of Life Yoga
Bottle of Wine and Appetizers at Tavern of Little Italy for $25 – Save $17!
Up to 68% Off at Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society
44% Off Mediterranean Cuisine at Bodega
35% Off Barbecue at Bubba’s Q
Up to 64% Off Personal Training Sessions at Aspire Fitness Studios
50% Off Yoga at The Source Yoga Studio﻿
Up to 35% Off Rock Gym Classes at Kendall Cliffs
54% Off Premium Indoor Cycling at CycleBar
Up to 73% Off a 21 Day Fat Loss Program
Up to 51% Off Fitness Classes at Barre3 Legacy Village
Up to 83% Off Fitness Classes at Strongsville Fit Body Boot Camp
Up to 65% Off Boot-Camp Packages at superFIT Personal Training and Group Fitness
Up to 55% Off at Circle of Life Yoga
Up to 71% Off Cardio-Fit Kickboxing Classes
70% Zumba at Fit-Natics by Angie
82% Off Personal-Training Sessions at ONYX Fitness Co.
Up to 72% Off Personal-Training Sessions and Nutrition Package
Up to 62% Off Personal Training at AMP Fitness
70% Off at CrossFit KADA
Up to 69% Off Two Weeks or One Month of Barre Fitness Classes
Up to 56% Off Classes at The Yoga Space

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKThe 2017 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $28 with FREE shipping!

BONUS DEAL! Buy four 2017 Our Town Coupon Books get one FREE! For a limted time.

The 2017 Our Town coupon book has around 1,000 coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment and more! The Best coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting 1,000 Groupons, but all for only $28! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $30 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2017! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.

* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for Keener’s Family Cleaners, IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons), Gale’s Garden Centers, QuickChange, and Granny Anne’s Same Day Cleaners! Get a $25 gift card at Discount Drug Mart or $15 gift card at Marc’s with the transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLET
Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 (includes FREE shipping)! You could learn to save thousands and thousands for just the cost of a large pizza!

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

An eOffer won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eOffer will supersede a paper coupon. Click here for dozens of eOffers (electronic coupons that link to you card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double): http://www.gianteagle.com/#

Shop EXTRA 10-15% off Jewelry, Home, Outdoor Living and more with code NEWYEAR 1/1-1/7

Hit the pavement with new shoes Buy one pair, Get one for $1 Athletic Shoes & Sneakers for the Family + FREE Shipping over $49+ 1/1-1/7

Top Ten Offers of the Week
• 1/1-1/7 – EXTRA 15% off Fine Jewelry already up to 75% off with Code NEWYEAR
• 1/1-1/7 – Online only! EXTRA 10% off $50+ Home Purchases with code NEWYEAR
• 1/1-1/7 – Online Only! EXTRA 10% off $50+ Outdoor Living orders with code NEWYEAR
• 1/1-1/7 – EXTRA 10% off Watches already up to 25% off with code WATCH10
• 12/4-1/7 – Thrill of the Hunt! Shop $5, $10, $15 finds for the family
• 1/1-1/7 – Online Only! Up to 40% off Rugs already up to 20%
• 1/1-1/7 – Buy One Get One 50% off Activewear for the Family
• 1/1-1/7 – Save 25% or more on featured Fitness Equipment
• 1/1-1/17 – EXTRA 20% off Kids’ School Uniforms
• 12/25-2/4 – Up to 30% on major Home Appliances + FREE Delivery on orders $399+

Plenti Points is a savings program that allows you to earn points from Plenti partners in-store and online. Partners include Macy’s, Hulu, AT&T, Mobil, Nationwide, Direct Energy, and Exxon. Visit http://www.plenti.com/partners to learn more about how Plenti works with each partner. It’s mot much different than Walgreen’s Balance Rewards program. Read more about the program at https://shop.riteaid.com/info/plenti
•You will still earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.
•Now you can also earn Plenti points on things you buy every day at Plenti partners, including Rite Aid, valid for at least two years instead of two weeks
•200 Plenti points gets you at least $2 in savings at checkout at Rite Aid and certain other Plenti partners

Join Rite Aid’s Wellness program to get these rewards:
Earn one point for every dollar you spend on non-prescriptions.
Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase.

BENEFITS
Members-only sale pricing.
Load, manage and redeem coupons with Load2Card.
Register Rewards on qualifying purchases.
24/7 exclusive access to a pharmacist at 1-800-RITE-AID or http://www.riteaid.com/wellness.
Upromise® Participation.
10% off Rite Aid Brand every day for a year and a 10% off shopping pass with Bronze status.
10% off the entire store for a year with Silver status.
Free health and wellness reward at 500 points with Silver status.
20% off the entire store for a year with Gold status.
Click here for more information: https://www.riteaid.com/wellness

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

SAVING STAR
Get ecoupons on Saving Star! Just enter in your loyalty card accounts then click on the coupons you want and you’ll get the savings once the item is purchased. Accumulate the savings and then send it to your PayPal account or other account. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! Get a Freebie item when you have redeemed an eligible number of purchases per month. Get an item for free once you activate the item online and purchase it at a linked loyalty card store. Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens are just some of the stores that are part of the program.

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code!
Thursday, December 29th – Saturday December 31st: Half off Certificates
Use Code at Checkout: CHEERS
Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show with Steve and Linda. Also listen simulcast on 101.5 FM! The AM signal will soon be increased too. Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.